Announcement:


  • Be sure to attend KnightsEd Workshops
  • Be sure to attend KnightsEd Showcase on Saturday, 3, 2018 in the College of Ed
  • Be sure to secure a Service-Learning Experience
  • Be sure to keep up with our weekly assignments
  • Be sure to bring paper, pen, markers and our text, How To Talk So Kids..to class


  • Be sure to submit all assignments to our EDG 4410.0005 webcourse


"When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts." (Dalai Lama)

Essential Question: How does the knowledge of the domains of learning influence your planning?


TO PREPARE FOR OUR CLASS THIS WEEK, DO THE FOLLOWING:


1. Read and study the notes on the Domains of Learning. When reading the notes about the Cognitive Domain, refer to the handout on Taxonomies of the Cognitive Domain (#2). Come to class prepared to discuss the different domains.


2. Read and study the Taxonomies of the Cognitive Domain (#2). Ignore the final page of the handout; you are not to complete the activity.


3. Read and study the notes on Writing Instructional Objectives.


CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING - Domains of Learning - Instructional Objectives

: After reading the material above on Domains of Learning and Writing Instructional Objectives, respond to the three questions listed below. Be prepared to discuss your responses in class. Here are the questions: Your answer should be at least one-page, single-spaced,.

  • What are Domains of Learning? What are Instructional Objectives? Read the material on Domains of Learning and Writing Instructional Objectives and describe in your own words - what are Domains of Learning and Writing Instructional Objectives and how do they help teachers work with their students in a classroom setting? Please cite information from the material - using quotes and page numbers - to define your response. Include the article's author, title, journal name, dates, and page numbers at the bottom of your page. Be sure to title your paper - Checking for Understanding - Domains of Learning/Writing Instructional Objectives

  • How can you apply Domains of Learning and Writing Instructional Objectives to your own life experiences? Can you relate your knowledge and understanding of the Domains of Learning - to your own life and experiences? Is there something you have done and/or accomplished on your won - at school, at home and/or an extracurricular activity - for which you can see a direct relationship to your understanding of the Domains of Learning? Explain your experience in detail - underlining what you learned and its relationship to your understanding of Domains of Learning andthe writing of Instructional Objectives.

  • How can you apply Domains of Learning and Writing Instructional Objectives to preparation of your In-Class Micro-teaching? In our class, we will be developing our own Professional Communities - to complete our 2 Microteaching assignments - and to learn from each other. How can you apply the Domains of Learning - and specifically, the information on Writing Instructional Objectives - to your the preparation of your Microteach for your Professional Learning Community? What knowledge and understanding of these two concepts - Domains of Learning and Writing Instructional Objectives - can you apply to the preparation and instruction of your own EDG 4410 Microteach lesson?

Remember:
  • Title your paper - name, date, Checking for Understanding - Professional Learning Community
  • Please write at least one-page, single-spaced
  • Include Professional Learning Community article citation
  • Submit final paper to our web-course - under Checking for Understanding - Domains for Learning


ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK:


1. Checking for Understanding Activity - Domains of Learning - Writing Instructional Objectives

MATERIALS TO BRING TO CLASS THIS WEEK:


1. Learning Goals and Scales brochure


2. SCALES - Domains of Learning - Print out so you can write on it.


3. Notes on Marzano's Teacher Evaluation Model. I will explain these in class.



THIS WEEK'S CLASS AGENDA:


Marzano and Writing Scales
Domains of learning
Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Writing Instructional Objectives

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:


1. If you want additional information about writing SCALES, check out this handout:
Marzano's SCALES booklet

2. The Seminole County Public Schools website has a lot of examples of SCALES at the bottom of this page:
http://www.scps.k12.fl.us/insteval/TeacherResources.aspx